Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2006

The 2006 WMO/UNEP assessment, Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2006, contains the most up-to-date understanding of ozone depletion and reflects the thinking of 310 international scientific experts who contributed to its preparation and review. Co-chairs of this Assessment were Dr. Daniel L. Albritton of the NOAA ESRL Chemical Sciences Division, Dr. Ayité-Lô Nohende Ajavon of the Université de Lomé, and Dr. Robert T. Watson of the World Bank. Other members of the ESRL Chemical Sciences Division made substantial contributions to the report, serving as lead authors, co-authors, contributors, reviewers, coordinating editor, and editorial and computing support staff.

The Assessment consists of the Executive Summary, eight detailed chapters and "Twenty Questions and Answers About the Ozone Layer: 2006 Update", listed with the names of the Lead Authors:

"Twenty Questions and Answers About the Ozone Layer: 2006 Update"

In the 2006 Assessment, the international scientific community included this section to answer several of the general questions that are most frequently asked by students, the general public, and leaders in industry and government. A draft of the update of this component of the 2006 Assessment was reviewed and discussed by the 77 scientists who attended the Panel Review Meeting for the 2006 report in June 2006. In addition, subsequent contributions, reviews, or comments were provided by individuals listed on the publication's inside back cover.

Hundreds of scientists from around the world write and review the periodic WMO/UNEP "state-of-the-science" assessments of ozone depletion; hundreds of additional scientists author the studies that are referenced within them. As a result, the WMO/UNEP assessments are truly "global" documents, reflecting the thinking of the international scientific community.

310 international scientists from the developed and developing world contributed to the preparation and review of the latest WMO/UNEP assessment, Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2006. Listed are the names of those individuals and the supporting organizations and staff.